B
Beginner
Yields
Quilts
QUILT SIZE:
Crib Quilt
34½”x 40½”
YARDAGE: (42” fabric)
3 Assorted Prints . . . . . . . .
Made by Deb Nickel and June Ryker. Fabrics from Michael Miller Fabrics. Batting from Fairfield.
Star® thread from Coats & Clark. Modeled by Courtney and Caroline Blair.
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1 yard each L
See Step 1 for
the cutting plan
Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 yards
panels
3 at 36”x 42”
Batting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 at 36”x 42”
SUPPLIES: large rotary cutting mat.
L You will need 1¼ yards of a directional
print if you wish to use it lengthwise.
Trim fabric to 42” long and 36” wide.
Super-Sized
Nine Patch
I devised a rotary-cut quilt for an appearance on Simply Quilts (episode #1129).
Each fabric in Super-Sized Nine Patch is
cut with just 2 cuts with a rotary cutter.
Using 3 fabrics and swapping the cut
pieces yields 3 baby quilts in no time at
all. I can see these quilts used for charity
quilts, last minute baby showers or background for applique.
Anita Grossman Solomon • New York, New York
Visit Anita at makeitsimpler.com. Her current book, Perfect
Blocks in Minutes, is from C&T Publishing, ctpub.com.
For help with all phases of the quiltmaking process, see
“Basic Lessons” on the insert.
Illustrations within the pattern include tabs that
show which direction seam allowances should be pressed.
1
Cutting Your Fabrics
There’s no need to prewash your fabrics for this project
unless you’re concerned about colors bleeding. There is no
need to trim the fabrics before starting; press the assorted
prints well.
With chalk or removeable tape and using the grid lines on
your large rotary cutting mat, mark an 18" x 21" rectangle
in the center of the mat.
21”
Trim the raw (unfolded)
edges on the marked
perimeter so the folded
fabric measures 18" x 21".
Unfolded
edge
9”
9”
Unfolded
edge
Align your ruler parallel
to and 9" from one
unfolded edge of the fabric; cut the fabric and
leave it undisturbed on
the mat.
Align your ruler parallel to and 9" from the other unfolded
edge of the fabric; cut the fabric.
Unfolded, the cut fabric will yield:
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4 A’s (9" squares)
2 side border strips at 9" x 24"
2 top and bottom border strips at 9" x 18"
1 center panel at 18" x 24"
Repeat the cutting process with the remaining assorted
prints.
2
Assembling the Quilt Tops
Arrange the A’s and border strips with each center panel
as shown in the assembly diagram. Rearrange the fabrics, if
necessary, until you find 3 pleasing combinations.
A
18”
Assembly
Make one of each.
Fabric too short? You can adjust the grid lines as needed,
for example, use 17" x 21" or 18" x 20". What’s important
is to cut all 3 fabrics the same size.
Fold a yard of fabric into quarters by folding first lengthwise (as it was folded on the bolt) and then folding across
the width. Lightly crease the folds with an iron.
Use fabrics for 1 quilt top. Matching centers and ends, pin
the side border strips to the center panel and sew together.
Join the A’s to both ends of the top and bottom border
strips. Again matching centers, ends and seam lines, pin
the top and bottom border strips to the panel and sew
together.
In the same way, sew together the fabrics for the other 2
quilt tops.
Lay the folded fabric on your marked mat with the folded
corner in a corner of the marked rectangle. Align both
folded edges with the grid lines on the mat.
Read more from Anita at quiltmaker.com/excerpt.
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3
Finishing the Quilts
Lay out a batting panel and pin or tape in place. Layer 1
backing panel right side up on the batting. With right sides
facing, center a quilt top over the backing and pin around
the edges.
Baste the quilt with safety pins. Starting in a corner, quilt
a grid of wavy lines across the quilt as shown.
Repeat for all quilt tops.
Start
Stitch completely around all 4 sides with a 1⁄4" seam allowance. Trim the excess backing and batting. Partially unsew
a horizontal seam about 10" and turn the quilt right sides
out through this opening. Blindstitch the opening closed.
Unsew
Blind Stitch
Quilting Placement
Quilters Gone Wild
Arrows indicate direction for
continuous-line machine quilting.
Inspired by Anita’s simple rotary cutting idea, QM staff
decided to see what we could create.
Fabrics
from
AvLyn,
Inc.
Fabrics from
Red
Fabrics from Fabri-Quilt
, Inc.
.
Fabrics from RJR Fabrics
tiles.
ers Tex
us Broth
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r
a
M
from
Fabrics
.
eeSpirit
from Fr
Fabrics
Rooster Fab
rics.
Fabrics from Hoffman California Fabrics.
Tell your quilting friends that this simple pattern is available free at quiltmaker.com/patterns.
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